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Judge blocks Trump administration from moving former death row inmates to ‘Supermax’ prison
Judge finds transfer plan likely violates due process rights, blocking moves of 20 commuted inmates to ADX Florence amid claims of punishment for Biden’s clemency.
- U.S. District Judge Timothy Kelly temporarily blocked the Trump administration from transferring 20 inmates with commuted death sentences to the Supermax federal prison in Florence, Colorado, citing likely violations of their Fifth Amendment due process rights.
- Judge Kelly found that government officials intended to punish inmates for President Joe Biden commuting their death sentences by transferring them to the Florence prison, where they will continue serving life sentences.
- President Trump issued an executive order to house the 37 commuted inmates in conditions reflecting the severity of their crimes and the threats they pose, including transfer to a high-security prison.
- The Florence prison is known for harsh conditions, and the judge stated that the government's designation process appeared predetermined and violated constitutional due process protections.
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Judge blocks Trump administration from moving former death row inmates to Colorado’s ‘Supermax’ prison
WASHINGTON — A federal judge has temporarily blocked the Trump administration from transferring 20 inmates with commuted death sentences to the nation’s highest security federal prison, warning that officials cannot employ a “sham” process for deciding where to incarcerate the prisoners for the rest of their lives. U.S. District Judge Timothy Kelly ruled late Wednesday that the government cannot send the former death row inmates to the “Supermax…
Trump administration can't move former death row inmates to 'Supermax' prison for now, judge rules
A federal judge has temporarily blocked the Trump administration from transferring 20 inmates with commuted death sentences to the nation’s highest security federal prison, warning that officials cannot employ a “sham” process for deciding where to incarcerate the prisoners for the rest of their lives.
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Judge blocks Trump administration from moving former death row inmates to 'Supermax' prison
A federal judge has temporarily blocked the Trump administration from transferring 20 inmates with commuted death sentences to the nation’s highest security federal prison.
Judge temporarily bars transfer of ex-death row inmates to ‘supermax’ facility
A federal judge has temporarily blocked the Trump administration from transferring 20 ex-death row inmates, granted clemency by former President Biden, to the most restrictive “supermax” prison in the nation. U.S. District Judge Timothy Kelly, an appointee of President Trump, ruled Wednesday that the men were likely to succeed in showing their due process rights…
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